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What war did the US fight after yellow journalism and the sinking of the USS Maine made us mad?
Spanish-American War
100
What event started WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
100
What country is famous for clocks, watches, knives and chocolate?
Switzerland
100
What is the nickname for the 1920s in the USA?
Roaring 20's
100
What is the nickname for the 1930's in the USA?
Great Depression
200
What islands did US Marines take over with the help of plantation owners so that we could have a new naval base and tropical foods?
Hawaii
200
What was the Schleffen Plan?
Germans quickly invade France through Belguim
200
Which country is on islands, rains all the time, likes fish and chips and has a great navy?
UK
200
What type of music became popular in the 20's?
Jazz
200
What President was famous during the great Depression?
FDR
300
Which President was made famous for his leading of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War?
Teddy Roosevelt
300
What are 3 characteristics of Trench Warefare?
trench foot, machine guns, artillery, poison gas, always dirty, trench buddies, water in trenches, etc...
300
Which country loves wine, cheese, not good at fighting wars anymore and is well known for romance?
France
300
What are 3 charateristics of 1920's popculture?
Movies, jazz, pole sitting, radio, etc...
300
What was the name of the plan FDR came up with the save the US Economy?
New Deal
400
Give 3 territories the US got after winning the Spanish-American War.
Phillipines, Guam, Puerto Rico
400
List 3 reasons why WWI started? (Besides the assissnation)
Militarism, Nationalism, Alliance System, Colonies
400
Which region is very cold, has fjords, eats lots of fish and is the land of the Vikings?
Scandinavia
400
Name 3 famous Jazz musicians.
Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Elington, Miles Davis, etc...
400
List 4 names of the Alphabet Soup laws.
WPA, TVA, AAA, SSA, FSA, CCC, etc...
500
Give 3 reasons why did the US want to enter the Spanish-American War?
Yellow journalism, sinking of the USS Maine, to free Cuba, expansion
500
List 3 countries that fought for the Central Powers and 3 that fought for the Allies.
Central Powers: Germany, A-H, Bulgaria, Rumania, Ottoman Empire Allies: USA, France, Russia, GB, Italy
500
List 5 European Countries and their Capitals.
UK-London Germany- Berlin Spain- Madrid France- Paris Italy- Rome Russia- Moscow
500
Name 2 Presidents during the 1920's.
Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Warren Harding
500
What event ended the Great Depression?
Pearl Harbor (US entering WWII)